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Printed book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age group
Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age group
This graph presents the printed book reading population in the United States as of January 2018, broken down by age. During a survey, 63 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older stated they had read at least one printed book in the previous 12 months.
Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age group
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This graph presents the printed book reading population in the United States as of January 2018, broken down by age. During a survey, 63 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older stated they had read at least one printed book in the previous 12 months.
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- March 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 3 to 10, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,002 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 3 to 10, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,002 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017, by type (in millions)
- Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2018
- Preference for print books or e-books among adults in the United States as of April 2017
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- Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in 1,000)
- Annual print book unit sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 (in millions)
- Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in 1,000s)
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- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017
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- Number of e-books sold in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)
- Trade e-book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of e-book unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher category
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books published
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age
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- Share of children who looked at stories using print at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by frequency and family size
- Share of children who looked at stories using print at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by frequency and parent qualification
- Frequency of reading print among parents in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by demographic
- Share of children who looked at stories using print at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by parent qualification
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- Share of consumers who like having books at home on a shelf in the United States as of April 2017, by gender
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